Discovered: April 26, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:38:59 AM
Type: Trojan Horse
Backdoor.Evilbot is a backdoor Trojan. It is used as a remote attack tool by hackers using IRC.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version April 26, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version October 14, 2009 revision 049
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Initial Daily Certified version April 26, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version October 15, 2009 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 1, 2002
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi